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Ryan Lindley had a very, very bad day against the Carolina Panthers on Saturday. He completed 16 of 28 passes for just 82 yards, with one touchdown and two interceptions. He was also sacked four times and lost 31 yards. Assigning 20 yards per passing touchdown and -45 per interception, and including2015-01-04 22:36:0810/27: FootballPerspective.com- Ben Roethlisberger and the Best Passing Games Everhttp://www.footballperspective.com/ben-roethlisberger-and-the-best-passing-games-ever/
Against Indianapolis in week 8, Ben Roethlisberger was close to perfect. He completed 40 of 49 passes for 522 yards. He threw six touchdowns, and didn&#8217;t throw an interception or take a sack. That&#8217;s a magnificent performance: in fact, among players with an 80% completion percentage in a g2014-10-27 00:36:0210/13: FootballPerspective.com- Eli Manning and the Hall of Famehttp://www.footballperspective.com/eli-manning-and-the-hall-of-fame/
Let&#8217;s worry about axes and labels later. For now, take a look at the graph below. The red dots represent Hall of Fame quarterbacks (or players not yet eligible but very likely to wind up in Canton). The blue dots represent non-HOF quarterbacks. The black dot? That&#8217;s Eli Manning. Okay, so2014-10-13 00:35:549/19: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Introducing Equivalency Ratinghttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-introducing-equivalency-rating/
Just above these words, it says &#8220;posted by Chase.&#8221; And it was literally posted by Chase, but the words below the line belong to Bryan Frye, a longtime reader and commenter who has agreed to write this guest post for us. And I thank him for it. Bryan lives in Yorktown, Virginia, and opera2014-09-19 15:35:559/16: Lombardi Ave- Aaron Rodgers: Among the Green Bay Packers greatshttp://lombardiave.com/2014/09/16/congradulations-making-company-among-greatest-aaron-rodgers/
While some have said Green Bay Packers quarterbackAaron Rodgers isthe best ever, we&#039;ve held off on that until some things showed in black, white, green and gold. It&#039;s not that we never noticed his accomplishments. He has pulled this teamthrough some toughtimes, delivering several divisiona2014-09-16 22:38:578/18: Lombardi Ave- The countdown to Packers football continues: Tobin Rote and Cecil Isbellhttp://lombardiave.com/2014/08/18/countdown-packers-football-continues-tobin-rote-cecil-isbell/
With 17 days left until the start of theNFLseason, our countdown to the big day continues. Thursday, Sept. 4, is the day whentheGreen Bay Packerstravel to Seattle to take on the Super Bowl ChampionSeahawks. Over the course of the next 17 days we focus on the number that represents the days remain...2014-08-18 23:38:437/28: Lombardi Ave- 38 days to Packers football: Cal Hubbardhttp://lombardiave.com/2014/07/28/38-days-packers-football-cal-hubbard/
With 38 days left until the start of theNFLseason, our countdown to the big day continues. Thursday, Sept. 4, is the day whentheGreen Bay Packerstravel to Seattle to take on the Super Bowl ChampionSeahawks. Over the course of the next 38 days we focus on the number that represents the days re...2014-07-28 08:39:117/24: FootballPerspective.com- Quarterback Wins: Outlier Seasonshttp://www.footballperspective.com/quarterback-wins-outlier-seasons/
The 1998 season was one of my favorite years in NFL history. It was also a pretty weird one. We had Terrell Davis rushing for 2,000 yards, rookies Randy Moss and Fred Taylor making defenses look silly, and a quartet of old quarterbacks stun the football world. Doug Flutie came out of nowhere Canada 2014-07-24 00:35:447/20: Detroit Jock City- Detroit Lions Top 50: #2 Bobby Layne (VIDEO)http://detroitjockcity.com/2014/07/20/detroit-lions-top-50-2-bobby-layne-video/
Bobby Layne, QB, 1950-1958 Bobby Layne was such a great player for Detroit, people blame the Lions&#039; woes over the last 50+ years simply on his absence. Layne was the 3rd overall selection in the 1948 NFL Draft and was the 2nd overall selection in the 1948 AAFC Draft by the Baltimore Colts...2014-07-20 13:37:257/14: FootballPerspective.com- The Top Receivers And The Men Who Threw It To Them IIhttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-top-receivers-and-the-men-who-threw-it-to-them-ii/
One of my first posts at Football Perspective was one of my favorites: the top receivers and the men who threw it to them. I like referencing that post from time to time, so I decided to update the numbers through the 2013 season. I looked at all regular season games since 19601, and calculated [&#82014-07-14 00:35:477/5: FootballPerspective.com- Trivia: Pro Bowlers on NFL Champions, Part IIhttp://www.footballperspective.com/trivia-pro-bowlers-on-nfl-champions-part-ii/
Last weekend, we looked at the team with the most Pro Bowlers to win a championship. Today, we look at the reverse: the team with the fewest Pro Bowlers to win it all. As a technical matter, the Pro Bowl hasn&#8217;t always been around, so some pre-1950 teams and the 1960 Oilers (there was no [&#8232014-07-05 00:36:046/11: Lombardi Ave- 86 days to football: Billy Howtonhttp://lombardiave.com/2014/06/11/green-bay-packers-billy-howton-86/
With 86 days left until the start of theNFLseason, our countdown to the big day, Thursday, Sept. 4, when theGreen Bay Packerstravel to Seattle to take on the Super Bowl ChampionSeahawkswill focus on the the number that represents the number of days remaining &#8230; today it&#8217;s #86. We highly..2014-06-11 01:37:536/10: FootballPerspective.com- The Greatest QB of All-Time V, Part II: Career Rankingshttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-greatest-qb-of-all-time-v-part-ii-career-rankings/
Yesterday, I explained the methodology behind the formula involved in ranking every quarterback season since 1960. Today, Iâm going to present the career results. Converting season value to career value isnât as simple as it might seem. Generally, we donât want a player who was very good for 12014-06-10 00:35:556/6: FootballPerspective.com- Andrew Luck and Quarterback Helphttp://www.footballperspective.com/andrew-luck-and-quarterback-help/
It&#8217;s no secret that Andrew Luck&#8217;s efficiency numbers aren&#8217;t quite up to par with his re**** Over the past two seasons, Luck ranks just 18th in ANY/A, far behind some of the other young quarterbacks in the NFL. Nick Foles, Russell Wilson, and Colin Kaepernick rank in the top 6t2014-06-06 00:36:055/4: FootballPerspective.com- The Evolution of Quarterbackshttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-evolution-of-quarterbacks/
With the NFL draft approaching, you&#8217;ll hear a lot of statements about how the quarterback position is changing. Mobile quarterbacks are now &#8220;in&#8221;, which is a good thing for Johnny Manziel. A 6&#8217;4 frame is no longer required, which is a good thing for&#8230; well, Manziel, and n2014-05-04 00:35:464/30: FootballPerspective.com- Remembering Earl Morrallhttp://www.footballperspective.com/remembering-earl-morrall/
Five days ago, Earl Morrall passed away at the age of 79. His story is well-known to many, but it&#8217;s one worth recounting for the uninitiated. Born in Muskegon, Michigan, Morrall was a star quarterback and baseball player at Michigan State.Â He made it to the College World Series in 1954 as an2014-04-30 00:36:023/19: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: Judging QBs By Their Top 5 Seasonshttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-judging-qbs-by-their-top-5-seasons/
While working on a different post, I needed to derive a quick-and-dirty formula to identify the top 100 or so quarterbacks in NFL history. Here is how I went about doing that: 1) Calculate the Relative ANY/A of each quarterback in every season since 1950. ANY/A, of course, is Adjusted Net Yards per 2014-03-19 00:36:031/26: FootballPerspective.com- Super Bowl XLVIII: The Greatest Passing Showdown Everhttp://www.footballperspective.com/super-bowl-xlviii-the-greatest-passing-showdown-ever/
Regular readers know I&#8217;m not prone to exaggeration. I&#8217;m more of a splits happen kind of guy. But Super Bowl XLVIII will, in my opinion, be the greatest passing showdown ever. This year&#8217;s Super Bowl checks in as the greatest offensive/defensive showdown in Super Bowl history (and th2014-01-26 23:36:091/3: FootballPerspective.com- Wildcard Preview: New Orleans at Philadelphiahttp://www.footballperspective.com/wildcard-preview-new-orleans-at-philadelphia/
Kansas City/Indianapolis Preview New Orleans Saints (11-5) (+2.5) at Philadelphia Eagles (10-6), Saturday 8:10 PM ET We&#8217;re fully immune to the Saints offense at this point. Drew Brees just threw for for 5,162 yards and 39 touchdowns and it didn&#8217;t even register on most radars. One reason 2014-01-03 23:36:3412/27: FootballPerspective.com- Ryan Tannehill had one of the worst passing games everhttp://www.footballperspective.com/ryan-tannehill-had-one-of-the-worst-passing-games-ever/
Did you happen to notice the stat line produced by Ryan Tannehill last week? He completed just 10 of 27 passes for only 82 yards in a 19-0 loss to the Bills. A 37% completion rate and a 3.0 yards per attempt average are ugly numbers in their own right, but Tannehill was also sacked [&#8230;]2013-12-27 23:36:3612/25: FootballPerspective.com- More Impressive Passing TD Record: Manning 2013 or Marino 1984?http://www.footballperspective.com/more-impressive-passing-td-record-manning-2013-or-marino-1984/
With one game remaining, Peyton Manning has already set the new single-season record with 51 passing touchdowns (two months ago, I projected Manning to finish the season with 52 touchdowns). But all records must be viewed in their environment, and NFL teams are averaging 1.58 touchdown passes per te2013-12-25 23:36:4012/19: FootballPerspective.com- Eli Manning in elite INT territoryhttp://www.footballperspective.com/eli-manning-in-elite-int-territory/
After a five-interception performance against a dominant Seattle pass defense, Eli Manning now has 25 interceptions this season. The odds are extremely low, but it&#8217;s not impossible that he throws ten more interceptions and ties the modern record set by Vinny Testaverde in 1988. That year, a 252013-12-19 23:38:3911/1: FootballPerspective.com- Chris Johnson is the career leader in average length of rushing touchdownhttp://www.footballperspective.com/chris-johnson-is-the-career-leader-in-average-length-of-rushing-touchdown/
Not too surprising, I suppose. This includes all rushing touchdowns, including in the postseason, but does not include rushing touchdowns for 2013, not that it matters very much for Chris Johnson. :rimshot: All players with at least 30 rushing touchdowns are included since 1940. Finally, statistical2013-11-01 00:36:159/29: FootballPerspective.com- Sam Bradford, and Ranking Quarterbacks by Yards per Completionhttp://www.footballperspective.com/sam-bradford-and-ranking-quarterbacks-by-yards-per-completion/
As a rookie, Sam Bradford ranked last in the league in yards per completion. That year, he averaged 9.92 YPC, 1.61 yards per completion lower than the league average of 11.53. In his second and third years &#8212; 2011 and 2012 &#8212; Bradford was a little better in that metric, but he still finish2013-09-29 00:36:267/22: FootballPerspective.com- The 2012 Colts were very rookie-heavy, with one big exceptionhttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-2012-colts-were-very-rookie-heavy-with-one-big-exception/
Last week, I wrote about how the 2012 Redskins were powered by a pair of rookies in Robert Griffin III and Alfred Morris. The only team whose rookies had more passing/rushing/receiving yards in NFL history was the 2012 Colts, while the only non-expansion team with a higher percentage of yards from r2013-07-22 00:36:117/12: FootballPerspective.com- Robert Griffin III, Alfred Morris, and relying on rookieshttp://www.footballperspective.com/robert-griffin-iii-alfred-morris-and-relying-on-rookies/
The Washington Redskins were powered by a pair of rookie stars in 2012. We all know about Robert Griffin III, but sixth round pick Alfred Morris finished second in the league in rushing. Griffin&#8217;s efficiency numbers were unmatched &#8212; he led the NFL in both yards per pass and yards per run2013-07-12 00:36:246/29: FootballPerspective.com- Quarterback Trivia: Passing Titles, MVPs, and Titleshttp://www.footballperspective.com/quarterback-trivia-passing-titles-mvps-and-titles/
Sid Luckman did it twice. Two Packers quarterbacks, Arnie Herber and Irv Comp, did it with help from Don Hutson. Sammy Baugh did it as a rookie in 1937. In five out of eleven seasons from 1936 to 1946, the league leader in passing yards also won the NFL championship. Otto Graham led the AAFC [...]2013-06-29 00:36:006/11: FootballPerspective.com- Were The 49ers Using West Coast Offense Principles in the 1950s?http://www.footballperspective.com/were-the-49ers-using-west-coast-offense-principles-in-the-1950s/
Entire books have been written about the West Coast Offense. Friend of the program Chris Brown has an excellent primer on some of the principles of the system. Due to time constraints, this post is not going to dissect a voluminous playbook, translate Spider 3 Y Banana into English, or discuss the r2013-06-11 00:35:495/1: FootballPerspective.com- Where Does Tim Tebow Rank in the Pantheon of Great Quarterbackshttp://www.footballperspective.com/where-does-tim-tebow-rank-in-the-pantheon-of-great-quarterbacks/
With the Jets releasing Tim Tebow, it appears that his NFL career may be over. If that&#8217;s the case, it&#8217;s time to reflect on a great career that never ceased to captivate the nation. While there are many ways to grade a quarterback, probably the best and simplest measure would be &#8220;pr2013-05-01 00:35:554/13: FootballPerspective.com- Fourth Quarter/Overtime Game-Winning Passing Touchdownshttp://www.footballperspective.com/fourth-quarterovertime-game-winning-passing-touchdowns/
Yesterday, I looked at the career leaders in 4th quarter (and overtime) game-winning touchdowns from scrimmage. Today I will do the same thing for passing touchdowns. As a reminder: tracking things like game-winning touchdowns is only interesting in a trivial sort way. I looked at all games, regular2013-04-13 00:35:4712/7: First and Ten Years Ago- NFL news of December 7, 2002http://firstandtenyearsago.com/2012/12/07/nfl-news-of-december-7-2002/
Quarterback Michael Vick&#8216;s shoes are headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The Hall of Fame called yesterday to request the shoes Vick wore in a 30-24 overtime victory at Minnesota on Sunday, the Falcons spokesman &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;2012-12-07 07:35:5811/17: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: QB Playoff Wins by Collegehttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-qb-playoff-wins-by-college/
Watching Matt Barkley today against UCLA, I tweeted that Mark Sanchez is responsible for 4 of the 9 playoff wins by USC quarterbacks. Since twitter is not a very good medium for showing large datasets, here&#8217;s a quick look at which colleges have produced the quarterbacks with the most playoff v2012-11-17 19:35:4110/31: FootballPerspective.com- NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 8http://www.footballperspective.com/nyt-fifth-down-post-week-8/
My post for the New York Times this week takes a look at the triumvirate of Mike Tannenbaum, Rex Ryan, and Mark Sanchez. Rex Ryan was hired by Mike Tannenbaum on Jan. 19, 2009. Three months later, they traded up in the 2009 N.F.L. draft to acquire Mark Sanchez. Since that moment, the three of [...]2012-10-31 00:36:239/1: FootballPerspective.com- Trivia of the Day &#8211; Saturday, September 1sthttp://www.footballperspective.com/trivia-of-the-day-saturday-september-1st/
The past three days, Football Perspective has looked at the best quarterbacks in NFL history. On Wednesday, I explained the methodology for grading each quarterback in each season. Thursday, I came up with an all-time career list of the best quarterbacks based on their regular season play. Yesterday2012-09-01 01:53:51